Radiator attachment



* A. H. BURR AAAAAA OR ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 14. 1921 Patented Get, 9, 1923.

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[ means ancnna it. some, or OM HA} nnBaAsKAQjf nenreroa arracrriannrft I Application filed bctober 14,1921. Seria1'1\To'. 507,731.

useful Improvements in a Radiator Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

for radiators or" internal combustion engines, and has for its ObJGCi) to provide means automatically operative by the forward move-.

, ment of the vehicle tendin to revent unmounted thereon.

due heating of the water in water jacket. V p

7 The invention consists of the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and

the radiatorand as illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

wherein,- a

Fig. l is a view in side elevation show ing a part of a radiator with the device attachment in longitudinal section, also showing the upper part of a radiatorin transverse section. 7

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, the device is shown v and described in connection withthe top portion of a radiator 3 of an internal combustion engine, the usual collar for the radiator being indicated at 4.

It is well known that the water in the radiator often becomes unduly heated, es-

pecially when an automobile is driven tor a considerable time at a high rate of speed,

mately, a uniform degree of temperature of water may b maintained, I provide means for that purpose which operates automatically by the forward movement of the'vehicle, said means consisting, broadly, in a draft-pipe 5 disposed above and communicating with the radiator, which permits escape of heated air, and a funnel 6 having a pipe 7 traversing the draft-pipe and'extending within the radiator, for conducting thereto air from the atmosphere, the result beingthat the heated air will be moved outwardly through the pipe 5 by force of the cool air which enters the radiator through the conduct ng-p pe 7 and fu nel,

This invention relates to an attachment Fig. ais a View of the In order that dust or other foreign sube stances will be excluded from the funnel a] V 7 foraminous web. Sis provided therefor, and

at m is indicated a similar web for'the top of the pipe orsleeV'e 5.

In order that the parts may "be conven iently assembled, theconvergent part. or sleeve a of the tunnel is threaded upon the horizontal end-portion. of the conductingp1pe'7, and it will be understood that, by

rotating the tunnel in one direction, the V flange 'c of said conducting-pipe will be y r pressed firmly against'the inner side'of the "draft-pipe 5, which operates to dispose and maintain the axis of the funnel approximately at rightang1es to the axis of said draft-pipe. I I

Numeral 9 indicates a sleeveoperatingas a coupling, said sleeve havinga threaded connection with the collar 430i the radiator,

and having a'fiange d; and at 10 isindicated: a locking-rm having a threaded connection with the dra t-pipe 5, and havinga flange eadapt-ed,when rotated, to engage the flange f cl for r'emovab'ly securing the'pipe 5 to the sleevet), in a vertical position.

When it is desired to'supply the radiatorwith water, the foraminouscap 11 'may bel removed, or the pipe 5 may be rotated in one direction for disconnecting itfrom the pipe. 1

structiomI do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in this respect, and changes locking-ring 10, which permits its removal, together with the tunneland conducting in minor details. as well as the form size I i and proportion of parts may be changed,-

as'found to be of advantage,said changes to be determined by the scope of the invention as claimed.

It will be appreciated that, since the'pipe .5 projects considerably above the top of the radiator, it will discharge heated air to ad-- vantage. Also, since the discharge port of,

the pipe? is disposed interiorlyof the ra diator, the cool air conducted thereby will operate toadvantage in condensing and a forcing the heated air outwardly of the draft-pipe;

I claim as my invention:

" In a radiator attachment, an upright air v draft pipe in communication with and extending above the top of the radiator, aconducting pipe for cool air having a horizontal,

v air draft pipe with its sleeve engaging the threaded part ofthe" conducting-plpe, and

being revoluble for moving the flange of l the eond-uctingfipipe and saidsleever into en gegement with the wallet the; air dna ft pipe.

W 11 1 testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. ARCHER I L'BURR,

Witnesses: v

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